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		xiphias2 on Aug 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin’s race to outrun the quantum computer It's easy to add a quantum resistant algorithm, but as it's much more expensive to verify and takes more block space, the transaction fees will be much higher. Transitioning is a huge political problem as well.

londons_explore on Aug 18, 2019 [–]

It'll be politically easy. Nobody wants someone else able to steal their money.

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